- Written by
- Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
- Language
- English
- First recorded in
- 1980
- Released on
-
Mickey
Single
May 1981 - Other releases
-
Word of Mouth [UK]
Album
May 22, 1981Word of Mouth [US]
Album
April 1982 - Chart placings
-
#1 in United States
- Tags
- hit song more famous than original one hit wonder
- Comments
- Installed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the groundbreaking singles of the 1980s
- Rating
-
(best version)
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Cover
Mickey by Toni Basil
![Word of Mouth [UK]](/picture/145675/tiny)
![Word of Mouth [US]](/picture/145676/tiny)
Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
-
Kitty written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn English August 1979
- Hej, taste written by Pavel Žák Czech 1983
- Ricky written by "Weird Al" Yankovic English April 26, 1983
- Nicky written by J. John Jackson English January 2016
- Miki written by Pave Maijanen Finnish 1984
- Hei Mickey written by Terje Welle Busk Norwegian 1994
- Micky written by Rosalía Valdés Spanish 1983
- Mickey written by Ingela Forsman Swedish 1983
Partial adaptations
A partial adaptation is a musical work which integrates only a part of another musical work, and this part is only a fragment of the new musical work.
Kitty written by Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
- Speed Drive written by Charli XCX, Finn Keane English